Pegged as one of the richest men in Mzansi Musa Mseleku is a polygamist, who has 4 wives and 10 children. Many in Mzansi would not have known him were it not for the Mzansi Magic program that debuted the reality show, Uthando Nesthembu. and today is a special day for him as he celebrates his birthday.
Musa is a businessman that certainly has many people talking all the time because of his lifestyle and his work too. More often than he's rubbed some people the wrong way because of his views on certain things about life and it did not end well for him.
Here's a look at Musa Mseleku's rich life and the times he was on the wrong end of the stick.
There's a new polygamist in town and Musa is not happy about it. Why? The man is living his life with his two wives, but it seems he stepped on the wrong toes.
Lucky Gumbi took to a very popular publication, Daily Sun , to claim that Uthando Nes'thembu does not clearly display what polygamy is about. He said people will get to re-learn what true polygamy is about.
These words ruffled Musa's feathers and issued out a stern warning to Gumbi to not meddle in his family's affairs. Mseleku saidid he made polygamy trend in Mzansi and Gumbi should not compare his family to his.
All in the name of wanting to have another wife, these were the news that was not received well by some of the wives even though Musa kept insisting that he wanted another wife.
However, it seems there was more that was happening behind closed doors that many were not aware of. Musa said when his wives are angry, they punish him in the bedroom by denying him rights to have sex. He said some don't give him food and they leave him alone and go to their homes (in the village). He said they sleep with tights, track pants and this is not acceptable for a married woman.
After the first episode of the reality show, Mnakwethu, women were up in arms and took to social media to express their rage. Men too shared the same sentiments and some have agreed to report the show.
Simphiwe Dana lashed out at Musa Mseleku the presenter of the show. - her use of profanity also showed how frustrated she is and she did not mince her words.
Dana explained that she was not against polygamy as she understands the practice very well. However, she was against what was being broadcast on national television. "It’s greed, pure and simple," she wrote.
It must not be easy to be in a household whereby you have to share the man that you love. However, this works for other women. There are truly different layers of dysfunction in almost all marriages. More especially polygamous ones as it involves a few more other parties.
Things allegedly took a rather bitter turn after reports of cracks in the polygamous marriage surfaced. Apparently, Mayeni and Mangwabe had allegedly left the Mseleku household after a heated argument that erupted because MaKhumalo brought in someone who was believed to be a surrogate for her as it is known she has fertility problems.
The other wives were not pleased with this move and all hell broke loose.
When season four of Uthando Nes'thembu premiered, viewers couldn't be more excited to keep watching all the drama that ensues on the show. From Makhumalo's fertility issues, to Mseleku's son Mpumelelo finally standing up to his father's infidelity and the issue of Musa taking wife number five were some of the raging topics on the show.
However, what had many people talking was the pressure Musa is placing on his son Mpumelelo to follow in his footsteps and enter polygamy. Mpumelelo had a different view about what he wants for himself and when he expressed this to his father, many were not expecting it.
